Category: Richmond, VA

  • Humid Start to Saturday

    Good morning….2 ruckers(Big Rig and myself) got going after Big Rig came back from a pre ruck workout. I thought I was running a little late, turned out I was on time. We took off with weight on the body and the humidity in the air. We hit the usual trail with some good chatter about his brother and adventures out west this year(all the snow created much needed water which is helping but hurting a few minor things). A lot of good topics including ways to try and get better as we get older(work on flexibility and mobility which will come up later), plus we headed back to the flag to drop off the dumbbell, then did one final lap around(a touch over 3 miles today)

    The 3 runners(Chaplain, Touchdown, and Rosie) took off at their usual time and hit the trails hard. A lot of people either running or walking today(this is what happens as the weather warms up). Once Big Rig and I came around the last corner and on the home stretch, the 3 runners were closing in. We all met back at the flag, getting a little rest and waiting for the others to come for the main part

  • 9 Jerkin-lovers get their Jollies.

    9 Unsuspecting Dogpilers assembled at the Dell for YHC’s first Q at this lovely venue.

    The Thang:

    Warmerama: Mosey to large tree at the far end of the parking lot. 20 SSH, 10 Punters (more of a swing than a Ukranian Soldier), 10 Ukranian Soldiers, 20 Merkins.

    #1 Squat ladder up ampitheater box jump to tier add a squat per tier – 18 total.

    #2 Triple check: here’s where the Jerkins came in, Dips and timer did a promenade on the stage.

    #3 Time burner challenge 11s at the valley of ill repute (aptly named) Burpees, and Lt. Dans.

    #4 circle in front of the site of perpetual construction. looks like a hurricane to YHC. Eye of the abb hurricane: American Hammers, Flutters, Heals to Heaven, LBC 25 count each.

    #5 Eye of the Mericane CDD, Merkins, Hand Release Merkins, Inverted Merkins 12 count each.

    #6 Absolution (YHC got this wrong and added a Merkin in what should have been a knees to chest hop, what’s that called? Like a Mountain Climber but with both legs). 8 count down to Elbow plank, Plank Jack, up to plank, then Merkin instead of aforementioned. Bleeder had an excellent suggestion of passing the count around the circle. YHC struggled to keep composure.

    Arm raises back to the flag, numbers, names.

    YHC saw the Q open last night and took it. Love this AO and the fine fella’s there, would love make it to Libbie Market one morning to follow. Slipping Jimmie had me rolling. Love hanging with a crowd I’m not used to rolling with. Since they changed the traffic pattern at Rock N’ Roll YHC may make this a regular slip across the river. Leave the Q open and you never know what rif raff might drop in.

  • Hold My Flashlight…

    A luck 13 descended upon Mary for a morning run, walk, ruck, bike. Here’s the core of it

    5M – Follow route as is

    4M – Do Not turn onto Old Locke Lane into Windsor farms.  INSTEAD you proceed straight across Cary, past church to Grove, then back to Mary

    6M – Follow route as is, however, stay on Sulgrave until it turns to Canterbury….take to Cary then turn left back towards Mary via Westmoreland…(if you return on Commonwealth you will be a bit short….thanks Marv)

    Saab abides

    https://onthegomap.com/s/mihpgjrl

  • Welcome FNG Noah

    1 pax sailed forth into the Fort Lauderdale Gloom for the latest edition of The Clinic. Temperatures were 70 and sunny. According to the zoo keeper building a wooden boat, the following route might have been taken.

    Route: the usual. No stop outbound. Rest stop inbound. A smidge over 5 miles.

    NMS: holy cow. The rain did rain on Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale. It was awesome. Perfect temperature and just the right amount of rain to cool things off. There were, oddly, more than the normal level of puddles. So, YHC ran (mostly) around them. Got wet. No biggie.

    By Wednesday evening, just crazy flooding. Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. Epic. Apparently, a 1,000 year storm.

    Airport closed and completely flooded runways. Highways in that area all closed. Beaches closed. Ocean even flooded. Luckily, The Clinic apparently knows enough to have been built on high ground.

    No sign of the boat builder or his animals.

  • 2 for 1 Deals, and all the Feels

    Welp, YHC forgot to post a BB from Tuesday’s bootcamp, so here’s a 2 for 1 deal on backblasts.

    TUE 4.13.23 – PAX of 3 with Boardwalk, Messi, and DTH – 45 minutes riding the Tryhard pain train, featuring an introduction to a Prostitute 4-corners on the soccer field, though the word prostitute was never used amid juvenile company. The PAX completed a horrific number of reps in best bro-code style, so it took up most of the workout.

    THUR 4.15.23 – PAX of 3 with NoGrass, Mojang, and DTH – 45 minutes of “fun”, including variable reps on the wall, attempting dirty hookups on the swinging chain-link railing, introducing 11’s between light poles on the steep part of the hill, and a TON of core exercises once our legs were spent on the hill.

    Coming up on YHC’s last week at Kudjip there are a lot of feels brimming …gonna miss these people, gonna miss this extremely challenging, rewarding, and impactful medical work, gonna miss the jungle highlands bright sunshine, thin cool air, misty mountain vistas, and birdsong …how can we make the most of the time we have left here? …has God been calling us to return here for longer/more time than currently planned? (3mo every other year) …all clashing with the: man, I can’t wait to be home, to see my church/F3/work families, to sleep in my own bed, to plug back into so many ongoing projects and ministries…

    Good thing we can enjoy the peace that comes in trusting the Spirit each day to show us the way forward. Be back in the gloom with ya’ll before you know it. ~DTH

  • Another Interval Down

    3 runners overcame the excuses, ranging from the painful and medical to work-related to, well, less compelling, to tackle some intervals. Opus and YHC pushed for 5kish pace for the intervals around YHC’s favorite interval loop to celebrate his 1st F3 anniversary, with a total of 15 minutes at that pace and walking or jogging rest. Spit took it a bit easier in preparation for his 10k twofer approaching. Everyone else slept. Thanks for pushing me guys. Even though we split up for much of the run today, having you guys out there holds me accountable and pushes me to work harder than I ever would on my own.

  • Range of weight choices

    Five faithful found their way to Twin Team to breathe in the yellow pollen air and toss around some weights. YHC’s watch died so according to OCs watch we took off at 5:30 for:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Ukrainian Soldiers, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion kicks(tempo speed)

    Mosey to front lawn and grab a bench. 4 rounds of: 20 Lawnmowers & 10 step ups. 3 sets of 15 Pullovers and 20 Reverse crunches. Another 25 pullovers. Mosey over to 2nd grass loop: 4 stations: 1) Swings 2) Squats, 3) Boat/Canoe 4) Curls. 5 PAX runs the loop as time. Drop KBs and head over to playground at BWES back. 4 rounds of 8 Pullups then back to KBs. Some more Pullovers and Alabama Softball players. Merkins and Boat/Canoe then back to flag. YHC took us out.

    NMS: Solid 5 man pax this morning, EF Hutton came out to attempt a VGF Tuckahoe takeover of the SOJ AO but Footloose arrived to tip the scales SOJ. Stations is always good to swing different weights. Florence opts for a barbell while OC is on the Play-it-again KB leasing program where he can trade it in when he is ready for an upgrade. YHC thinks he’s ready for a 35 lb one.

    Mumblechatter turned from jabs at Florence about RVA Comic-con to full on discussions of 90s wrestling. We’re all nerds about something, just depends on what you’re passionate about.

    Prayers for Oyster’s In-Laws and family as well as of Slippin Jimmys family as well.

  • Saddle up

    Regulators ride! And there were 13 regulators ready to post on this sunny and 72 degree gorgeous gloom at Satan’s Hill. According to the guy who drove in to walk his dog in the dog park here is what went down.

    COP- 20 each SSH, LBC; 10 Each DQ’s, Jazzercise, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, , Coper head squat, Dead man hang, Merkins, Box cutters, Plank jacks,

    The Thang: 4 corners on the big block. 25 Merkins, 50 squats, 75 SSH, 100 LBC’s. Complete run it back again. Big block is almost a mile so a bit more running than a normal flex Friday.

    Mosey down to rock pile, partner up, grab a coupon. Partner 1 20 curls, 20 skull crushers. Partner 2 20 Dollies and 20 flutters. Complete 2 rotations then run to Otterdale and back. Do another set. BTTF with 1 minute of stretch to spare.

    Numbers, names, YHC took us out in prayer.

    Prayers to Oysters family and families at JRHS who are experiencing great loss.

  • Little ?s or The Docile Tones of Juvenile 

    12 men met Thursday morning to better themselves. Word in the street is they had a little fun along the way. Here’s how it went down. 

    Start with mosey around school to the track area, indigenous ppl style, 2 burpees then run to the front

    Circle up by speaker playing 90s hip hop in the end zone for warmerama. 

    Dora w 50 yd and Bernie back

    100 merkins

    200 SSH

    300 LBC

    PLTs

    20×2 each

    Triple check

    WW2s

    Air Squats

    Run to bleachers and back

    11s to the 25 yd line

    Merkins

    Monkey humpers 

    Mosey back to the school for people’s chair and donkey kicks, then BTTF

    Numbers, Names, YHC took us out. Prayers for Oysters family and the families of the high school seniors who died in a car accident. 

    Announcement -Diamond Billiards at 530pm tonight, have a beer, shoot some pool, discuss how we can make F3RVA in SOJ better!

    NMM 

    Big welcome to Merman! Enjoyed this workout fellas, this is what it’s all about. Talking some smack, silly jokes, all while trying to get better. I was inspired to bring my A game for the Q after my music wasn’t working on Tuesday. SYITG!

  • Eras Tour

    A quintet of former boyfriends met up this morning for a revenge tour. Tears were shed, stories told and hearts were broken all to a Taylor Swift soundtrack. This is what was seen from the school security cameras.

    5.30 strikes, lets mosey….hold on, Dealer arrives…walking Ukranian Soldiers while he catches up. Mosey to the front of Thompson Middle School. No disclaimer as we all know why we are here. Short introduction to todays theme and the soundtrack begins. Quick warmup of a variety of exercises to mixed but poor cadence all ending in 13. All is warm

    Are you ready for it?

    THE THANG: SWIFTEEES: Begin at door 1 of Thompson Middle School and work our way around stopping at every door for the following exercises with the count being the number on the door.

    S – Squats

    W – World War II’s

    I – Imperial Walkers (2 count)

    F – Flutterkicks (2 count)

    T – Dir T Hooksups

    EE – BurpEEs

    Group doors together to help expedite the exercises but we made it thru to Door 17 before time was called. BTTVF.

    Numbers, Names, Announcements (see Slack about SOJ meet up and Currahee CSAUP, Prayer Requests. YHC took us out

    Prayers – Dealers’ friend is going thru a tough skin disease with a good portion of his leg affected. Thoughts a prayers to the James River High Schoolers that died Tuesday on Old Gun. Tough thing for families and their friends to go thru.

    NMS: YHC has remortgaged his house so his M and 2.0 could vacation in Tampa this weekend to see Taylor Swift. Thought it was a fun idea to listen to interesting workout music playlist crafted by my Taylor Swift obsessed 2.0. Song requests were made but denied, with Machismo really getting into the beats during the really absurd amount of Dirty Hookups. Good times and interesting music was enjoyed by all. Good to have Swamp Donkey back out with us. Thank you gents for joining me on this adventure. Great work.